Centerville, Missouri

About Centerville

Centerville is a tiny community in southeastern Missouri, home to 163 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Centerville holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.32 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 509 residents per square mile.

📰 Centerville News Today

• Response Update | Southeast Missouri Floods 2026 Convoy of Hope · Jul 13
• New resource center opens to aid flood victims in Centerville FOX 2 · Jul 24
• Centerville Multi-Agency Resource Center helps those affected by flooding KFVS12 · Jul 25
• Red Cross opens shelter in Centerville First Alert 4 · Jul 10
• Campers rescued in southeastern Missouri as 1-in-1,000-year rainfall triggers catastrophic flooding KIMT · Jul 10

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Centerville Unique

• One of 21 places in the US named Centerville — but the Missouri one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southeastern Missouri, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Missouri — one of 1,082 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 16 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Centerville

• Gore's Homestead Cafe (café)
• Brushy Creek Lodge & Resort

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Taum Sauk Nature Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Centerville

• Camp Tom Sauk reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Centerville

• ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL
• CENTERVILLE ELEM.
• LESTERVILLE ELEMENTARY
• LESTERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Centerville

🏘️ Nearby Communities